The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michèle Ritz finished 722nd of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:03:03.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 5:44 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 2:17. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Michèle Ritz.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:49Running 1 5:07v median +0:51
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Block 02 10:23Running 2 6:41v median +1:17
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Block 03 13:29Running 3 7:00v median +1:21
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Block 04 19:48Running 4 7:06v median +1:24
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Block 05 13:36Running 5 7:26v median +1:33
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Block 06 10:53Running 6 7:23v median +1:38
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Block 07 14:24Running 7 7:26v median +1:44
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Block 08 19:12Running 8 8:32v median +2:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:39
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 771
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 771 women who finished.